Grammar /Writing
Number of proper nouns in the following sentence: When Paul Bäumer and Albert Kropp returned to the front after a short reprieve, the company moved methodically through the trenches, aware of the insidious dangers hidden in every shadow. In the midst of bombardment, the French Army advanced, and the platoon could only gape at the devastation that unfolded almost verbatim with their worst fears.
What is three?
Definition of the cultural movement called the Renaissance.
a period in European civilization that was marked by a revival of Classical learning and wisdom. .
Conversation with this person changed Montag's view on his life.
Who is Clarisse?
Type of device used here
"And a fair, saintly Lady called to me In such wise,
I besought her to command me.
Her eyes were shining brighter than the Star."
What is imagery?
High ranking-members of the Roman government who advised the senators.
What are the Consuls?
Item from the list which is a collective noun
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What is platoon?
Definition of humanism.
an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.
Concept in F451 which satirizes the government's control of free thinking during the Red Scare.
What is book banning?
Poetic Device found here:
"Upward I looked (at the mountain),
and I beheld its shoulders
Vested already with that planet's rays."
What is personification?
Elected representatives of the people.
What are tribunes?
Type of sentence shown here
Before I could leave the room, I had to clean up the mess on the counter.
What is a complex sentence?
Renaissance originated in this country.
What is Italy?
Two symbolic meanings of fire in F451.
What are cleansing and destruction?
Nor found I other shelter in another place
What is iambic pentamenter?
Speaker and meaning of the following:
"When beggars die, there are no comets seen; /the heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes?" (Shakespeare I. iv. 98-99).
What is Calpurnia expressing toe Caesar how important he is/ even te heavens care about his life?
Type of sentence shown here
Diomedes valued his friendship with Odysseus, but he often did not agree with Odysseus on their course in the Underworld.
What is a compound sentence?
Father of humanism.
Who is Francesco Petrarch?
Going home on leave after his injury, Paul feels...
What is out of place / remote / disconnected?
"And Brutus in an honorable man" (Shakespeare III.iii.312).
What is verbal irony?
Who is Decius?
Item in the series which is an abstract noun:
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What is forgiveness?
Common themes in Petrarch's sonnets? (2)
What are love/ unrequited love / the uncertain self.
AQWF
Paul realizes that his______________has been ruined by his enlistment in the war.
What is youth/ growing up?
The mention of St. Lucy as someone who intercedes for Dante when he feels lost on his journey.
What is an allusion?
Cassius convinces Brutus to join the conspirators by appealing to______
What is his love of Rome?